You get what you pay for? What separates the aimpoints/eotechs from other optics?
In short, quality.
I'm probably the least qualified person to answer this, so I may be 'stepping out of my lane' a bit. But I went through a similar experience that may help.
About a year ago I just had to have a red dot for my AR. But after looking around, I realized I "couldn't" afford a 4-700 dollar sight.
So I went to a gunshow to see if I could find any better deals. Big mistake... I saw an array of "Acog" "Eotech" and "Aimpoint"-style sights for prices vastly cheaper than anywhere else. They looked like the real thing. They felt like the real thing. They even functioned like the real thing. At the time I was looking for an Eotech, and I thought why not? So I went home looked on Ebay, and found one for "only" 75 bucks. What a steal!
About a week later it arrived, and I mounted it on my rifle. Everything seemed fine, until I took it out to zero. Long story short, it wouldn't. The cheapass 'made in Chrapland' adjustment screws just slipped when you turned them. And suddenly, 400 bucks for a REAL Eotech seemed rather cheap....
I re-sold it as a prop for only $45. Then went and bought the real thing. Trust me- you can literally see and feel the difference.
Now, I can't speak for the sight you're looking at. And apparently Vortex does make some other good stuff.
But like Templar said- you're already a third to half of the way there.
Buy once, cry once, save money.
Dagnabbit! Beat to it again!
Last edited by Jellybean; 04-08-11 at 13:43.
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